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From: westerm@ecn-aa.UUCP (Westerman)
Newsgroups: net.garden,net.consumers
Subject: Re: Grass
Message-ID: <50@ecn-aa.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 18-Jul-85 15:47:50 EDT
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Posted: Thu Jul 18 15:47:50 1985
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Summary: 

In article <504@oliveb.UUCP> jerry@oliveb.UUCP (Jerry Aguirre) writes:
>
>On the cultural side many of our customs are based on a colder climate
>(ties and jackets, wool clothing, etc.).  In these areas grass IS better
>than all the alternatives.  Six feet of snow for 5 months will kill any
>type of ground cover.  After it all melts you can get grass started
>cheaply and quickly.  Northern people don't have to mow their lawns
>twice a week.
>

Yep, I live in Indiana and mow my grass once every two or three weeks. That's
not much of a hassle at all.

>In Florida I lived in a house where part of the lawn NEVER needed
>mowing.  It always stayed putting green height, never had weeds and was
>nice to walk on.  Needless to say I would have loved to spread this out
>to the rest of the lawn.  The problem was it didn't spread,  never went
>to seed.  I suspect that varity of grass is just to difficult to get
>established.
>
>The ideal lawn cover grows fast but grows very slowly.
>

Want to make a fortune? Develop grass that grows to 2-3" on any type of
soil and will survive winter. Of course all the lawn mower salespeople
& repairpeople will be rather upset with you ...




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